nematophorus, Mesoprion Bleeker [P.] 1860:56 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 7); ref. 379] Badjoa, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 5546 (2). •Valid as Glabrilutjanus nematophorus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Chen et al. 1997:87 [ref. 26476]). •Valid as Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:168 [ref. 6441], Allen 1985:160 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1987:17 [ref. 13770], Allen & Swainston 1988:78 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:186 [ref. 15987], Leis & Bray 1995:429 [ref. 21283], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:294 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:120 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:186 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:186 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:736 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:827 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:250 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:101 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2918 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:827 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:256 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1208 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:459 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:134 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36673], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:191 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:495 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker 1860). Lutjanidae: Paradicichthyinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.